China's electricity consumption

We've all heard about China's electricity consumption.

Here are some figures for you - taken from a recent seminar from the Sparks network.

In 2006 alone China installed 5/4 of the UK entire power generation capacity - most of which (unlike us) were coal fired.

Today china accounts for 40% of world coal use.

Coal will be used to supply between 50 - 90% of Chinese electricity - depending on how much solar is used and whether you believe the IEA (90% in 2030) or the Chinese (50% in 2020).

By 2050 the Chinese economy will be 70% larger than the American Economy.

China has at least 100 - 150 years of coal left. Note that Russia and the USA both have larger reserves.

These were drawn from the following presentations:
Energy and Electricity in China
Carbon capture and storage in China